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Quantum Physics
Illusion or Reality?
by Alastair I.M. Rae
ISBN: 0521467160
ISBN-13: 9780521467162
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Published date: 1994
Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Pages: 301
Publisher's Notes
Albert Einstein's celebrated remark that God does not play dice was his response to a set of new scientific ideas now known as quantum physics. These theories threatened the ordered determinism of the Newtonian universe, presenting the radical challenge of an unstable world disturbed by our very attempts to measure or observe it. Quantum physics introduces the alarming possibilities that the observer's mind is the only reality, or that there may be parallel universes. Alternatively, its contradictions may suggest that despite its manifest successes, quantum physics still leaves us in need of a further revolution in thought and the final complete theory of the physical universe. Alastair Rae's introductory exploration has been hailed as a masterpiece of clarity, and offers an engaging guide to the theories offered.
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Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality? (Canto)
Rae, Alastair I. M
1994 Cambridge Universty Press Reprint Softcover(Trade PB) Edition. Some wear/creasing to cover, small spots/tanning to pages due to age, text clean. ( more information) Offered by CPK Sales (United States)
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Quantum Physics; Illusion or Reality?
Rae, Alastair I.M
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 123pp. Canto Edition 1994. Reprint 2000. "Describes the profound mysteries of interpretation and philosophy which still shroud any understanding of the quantum world." Cover has worn lightly on edges, pages 9 and 121 have creased top corner. Cover bright with no marks. Book is in very good condition.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Book Bay (Australia)
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